The Chagrin Valley Conference (CVC) has been the host to West Geauga athletics
for many years. The conference is split into two divisions, each containing
six schools. The two are the Chagrin and Valley Divisions. The Chagrin Division
consists of West Geauga, Chagrin Falls, Perry, Orange, Aurora and
Wickliffe. The Valley Division consists of Cardinal, Berkshire,
Grand Valley, Newbery, Hawken and Kirtland.

At the start of the 2005-2006, school year there will be an addition of five
schools to the CVC. These five schools include Independence, Richmond
Heights, Beachwood, Cuyahoga Falls and Kenston. These
schools will be split into both the Chagrin and Valley Divisions. Both Kenston
and Beachwood would join W.G. in the Chagrin Division, while Independence, Richmond
Heights and Cuyahoga Falls would be added to the Valley Division. The CVC is
also looking at a possible three division conference instead of adding schools
to the two current divisions; the third division might be called the Metro Division.
The addition of the five schools will be done with the intention of making the
CVC a more competitive conference; it should lead to tougher and more “down
to the wire” title races. The expansion intent is to bring new excitement
to each of the sports at the conference schools. The topic of expansion has
brought out many opinions. There are many people who feel that expanding the
CVC will do just what the intentions are, but there are also people who feel
that expanding will not improve the CVC play, claiming that more teams will
only make the competition stay the same if not make it weaker. There is also
a concern about adding teams to the current divisions, so many think the idea
of a third division would be the best way to go for the CVC.